THE PRESIDENCY
The unpredictable manner in which President Maithripala Sirisena has been wielding power in the past year
AVIATION INDUSTRY
Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Sri Lanka announced that unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft systems
CAMERA DIPLOMACY
When US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, it’s pure theatre. The
CYBER CLASSROOMS
Regardless of whether it will see the light of day, Sri Lanka is supposedly striving to become an education hub for the region. Its drive towards digitalisation
STATE OF THE NATION
I may be wrong about the response of many to the recent nomination of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as presidential candidate
THE BIG PICTURE
It won’t be long before we’re asked to vote for a new president and thereafter, a prime minister together with a government
STATE OF THE NATION
History is a funny thing, which we learned to our chagrin in school. Its chimerical shape changes depending on who’s essaying it
THE NEED OF THE HOUR
In the months following the deadly bomb blasts that claimed over 250 lives, polarisation between the country’s ethnic
GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
Sri Lanka’s geographic location is an oft cited fact of its strategic importance to the world. Much has been said about the role of
ONLINE SAFETY
The school holidays have kicked in (again), which means that parents have to find ways to keep their children entertained, engaged and enthused – without breaking the bank or losing their minds!
GAME MECHANICS
Denials and scripted lies are the stock-in-trade of those who engage in stonewalling. The verb ‘stonewall’ came into currency with politics, referring to actions
THE BIG PICTURE
This isn’t the first time in Sri Lanka’s chequered post-independence history that its globally acclaimed tourism industry has had to rely on local leisure seekers
STATE OF THE NATION
There’s something about Fridays and executive actions. It spans the gamut from arrogantly sacking parliament to arrogating the state printer
LEADERSHIP LACUNAE
For the past 10 years, the government has dealt with concerns over political grievances and human rights violations
SOCIAL MEDIA CONUNDRUM
How long could you survive without complaining or feeling down if you were to embark on a ‘social media fast’? Humans are social
ANTITERRORISM AGENDAS
Sri Lanka recorded another dark chapter in its history on 21 April when suicide bombers targeted eight locations in the island – and the ensuing days
THE BIG PICTURE
A highly respected businessman who has made a habit of calling a spade a spade over the decades wrote in a Guest Column in
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
The sudden deterioration of Sri Lanka’s security situation has come as a shock to citizens as well as the international community
TOURISM REVIVAL
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is reeling from the effects of the Easter Sunday attacks, which targeted several places of worship as well as prominent hotels
FAKING IT ON FACEBOOK
I’ve had it with Facebook! In March, I decided to quit the first social network I joined in July 2007, and my main reasons revolved
